diff --git a/app/gui/src/presenter/graph/state.rs b/app/gui/src/presenter/graph/state.rs
index 110fa7eb6ab..cf699f7b013 100644
--- a/app/gui/src/presenter/graph/state.rs
+++ b/app/gui/src/presenter/graph/state.rs
@@ -377,7 +377,10 @@ impl State {
 
     /// Checks if the node should be synced with its AST automatically.
     pub fn should_receive_expression_auto_updates(&self, node: ast::Id) -> bool {
-        self.nodes.borrow().get(node).map_or(false, |node| node.expression_auto_update)
+        // When node is in process of being created, it is not yet present in the state. In that
+        // case the initial expression update needs to be processed. Otherwise the node would be
+        // created without any expression.
+        self.nodes.borrow().get(node).map_or(true, |node| node.expression_auto_update)
     }
 
     /// Set the flag that indicates if the node should be synced with its AST automatically.
diff --git a/app/gui/view/graph-editor/src/component/node.rs b/app/gui/view/graph-editor/src/component/node.rs
index 099b1f10b91..1950253c901 100644
--- a/app/gui/view/graph-editor/src/component/node.rs
+++ b/app/gui/view/graph-editor/src/component/node.rs
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ impl Node {
             // === Size ===
 
             new_size <- model.input.frp.width.map(f!((w) model.set_width(*w)));
-            eval new_size ((t) model.output.frp.set_size.emit(t));
+            model.output.frp.set_size <+ new_size;
 
 
             // === Action Bar ===
diff --git a/app/gui/view/graph-editor/src/component/node/output/area.rs b/app/gui/view/graph-editor/src/component/node/output/area.rs
index 1ff0a2e416f..290756b72b3 100644
--- a/app/gui/view/graph-editor/src/component/node/output/area.rs
+++ b/app/gui/view/graph-editor/src/component/node/output/area.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ ensogl::define_endpoints! {
         expression_label_visibility (bool),
         tooltip                     (tooltip::Style),
         view_mode                   (view::Mode),
+        size                        (Vector2),
     }
 }
 
@@ -330,11 +331,6 @@ impl Model {
     #[profile(Debug)]
     fn set_size(&self, size: Vector2) {
         self.ports.set_position_x(size.x / 2.0);
-        self.traverse_borrowed_expression_mut(|is_a_port, node, _| {
-            if is_a_port {
-                node.payload_mut().set_size(size)
-            }
-        })
     }
 
     #[profile(Debug)]
@@ -379,10 +375,12 @@ impl Model {
                     port_frp.set_type_label_visibility  <+ self.frp.type_label_visibility;
                     self.frp.source.tooltip             <+ port_frp.tooltip;
                     port_frp.set_view_mode              <+ self.frp.view_mode;
+                    port_frp.set_size                   <+ self.frp.size;
                 }
 
                 port_frp.set_type_label_visibility.emit(self.frp.type_label_visibility.value());
                 port_frp.set_view_mode.emit(self.frp.view_mode.value());
+                port_frp.set_size.emit(self.frp.size.value());
                 self.ports.add_child(&port_shape);
                 port_index += 1;
             }
@@ -483,6 +481,7 @@ impl Area {
 
             frp.source.port_size_multiplier <+ hysteretic_transition.value;
             eval frp.set_size ((t) model.set_size(*t));
+            frp.source.size <+ frp.set_size;
 
             frp.source.type_label_visibility <+ frp.set_type_label_visibility;